The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian glacier serves as study for future life on Mars A glacier in western Austria - known mostly for its surrounding ski slopes - has played an important role in making a manned mission to Mars a reality. https://www.thelocal.at/20161014/austrian-glacier-serves-as-field-site-for-future-life-on-mars Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:59:18 +0200 austrian-glacier-serves-as-field-site-for-future-life-on-mars 100 space explorers descend on Vienna for Planetary Congress One hundred astronauts and cosmonauts are in Vienna this week to take part in the XXIX Space Explorers´ Planetary Congress from 3rd-7th October. https://www.thelocal.at/20161003/100-astronauts-descend-on-vienna-for-planetary-congress Mon, 03 Oct 2016 12:26:18 +0200 100-astronauts-descend-on-vienna-for-planetary-congress Meet the Austrian who might be going to Mars The Mars One mission that hopes to ‘resettle’ 24 humans on the red planet in 2026 announced the next stage of the gruelling selection process this week. One of the remaining 100 candidates - the Mars 100 - is Austrian creative and rock magazine publisher Günther Golob. https://www.thelocal.at/20160608/meet-the-austrian-who-might-be-going-to-mars Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:00:26 +0200 meet-the-austrian-who-might-be-going-to-mars